THIS is the moment drivers are seen tackling heavy snow flurries, after the Met Office warned of mercury dropping to -3 degrees Celsius.
The icy storm hit Huddersfield, West Yorks, today, with heavy snow seen mounting up on the roadside.
LNPPictures show cars battling through a snow storm in Huddersfield[/caption]
GuzelianPedestrians also had to fight through the conditions in Queensbury, near Bradford after the dump[/caption]
Jordan CrosbySnow has piled up on the roadsides in Yorkshire[/caption]
LNPThe Met Office has warned that public transport could be disrupted[/caption]
The footage shows car edging slowly along the road, as the storm continues to batter their windscreens.
A snow-ploughing lorry can also be seen passing through the shot.
It comes as part of an “Arctic chill” that has sparked carnage for drivers across Britain.
The Met Office has put yellow weather warnings in place across the East Midlands, Yorkshire, Wales and the north of England, with forecasters predicting these could even be “escalated”.
The storm brings with it a chance of power cuts, disruption to road and public transport and the risk of injury from slipping on ice.
The warning, which came into effect at 7pm, will remain in place until 11am tomorrow.
A separate warning was also in place this morning covering the far north of Scotland.
It was here, in the Scottish Highlands, that mercury dropped to -3.3C.
Met Office expert Tom Morgan: “We could see some disruptive snow in the Pennine regions, in particular, the Peak District as well, especially Monday night.
“But we could well see some impacts lasting on until Tuesday morning’s rush hour.
“Even down to lower levels, we could well see some snow as well, so quite a bit of disruption is possible by Tuesday morning.
“The week ahead is likely to stay cold nationwide, a windy day tomorrow, and then winter showers through the week ahead.
“What we can say is that it’s going to be very cold for the for the time of year.
“There will be widespread overnight frosts, and a few locations where there’s snow on the ground.”
He added that the snowy flurries currently hitting the north of England could creep into the south too.
However, there will be highs of 5C across the country – higher than usual for this time of year.
Mr Morgan added: “There’ll be some snow showers in the peripheries of the UK, particularly northern Scotland, and down the east and the west coast.
“But if you live inland and you live in the south, there’ll be lots of sparkly blue skies on the most days through Tuesday to Friday.”
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Jordan CrosbyGritters and snow-ploughing lorries were also seen in the area[/caption]
GuzelianQueensbury, near Bradford, one of the highest villages in England, was hit by the storm[/caption]
Jordan CrosbyA woman was seen crossing in icy road near Huddersfield during the blast[/caption]
Jordan CrosbyThe conditions could spread to the south of England, forecasters say[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
